GNU/Linux Becoming More Mainstream Among Gamers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 05, 2025

• Video Cardz ☛ November Steam Hardware Survey: Linux OS at all-time high, RTX 5070 overtakes RTX 4070

• Steam hardware survey shows how Linux is slowly eating into Windows market share

  Valve has published its latest hardware survey report, quantifying the hardware and software preferences of Steam users as of November 2025. This new report shows that Linux adoption is continuing its steady growth to the detriment of Windows, and in particular Windows 10, which has lost 2% of its users in the last month alone.

  Linux has seen adoption by Steam users increase by 0.15%, reaching an all time high of 3.2%. Yes, this remains distant to Windows’ overall 94.79% share, but it is on the up and has surpassed macOS at 2.02%. For reference, Linux sat below 1% for the longest time, only starting to gain sustained traction after the release of the Steam Deck in late February 2022. What’s clear is that gamers are starting to give Linux a shot, be it due to their hardware choices (SteamOS handhelds) or just out of curiosity.

• Linux Gaming Hits Record 3.2% on Steam as Windows 10 Dies

  Steam's November survey shows Linux usage climbing to all-time high of 3.2%

• Windows Central ☛ Windows 10 is dying on Steam — over 65% of gamers now use Windows 11 as Linux gains an ever-so-slight OS adoption bump

  Windows 11 is not the only OS to see a bump, as Linux also saw a 0.15% rise in users.

• Valve’s Android-Linux Bridge For Steam Is Reportedly Called Lepton

  Just a day after our report on Valve’s alleged work on bringing Steam to Android and ARM-based devices, some internet sleuths have discovered its alleged efforts in the matter. It also has a name: Lepton.

  As reported by GamingOnLinux, Lepton is supposedly the name of the bridge, which sounds about right. Just like how Intel has its “XXXX Lake” moniker and AMD with its “XXXX Point” naming, the name is on point with Valve’s own naming convention. Case in point, Proton is the name of the translation layer Steam uses for Windows-Linux gaming, as evidenced by the Steam Deck.